...of which I started my 22nd year of me being here on this planet with a "better anticipate the unexpected" mindset. For me, I have grown tired of the usual expecting-gifts-from-people-who-know-me-a-lot shtick, especially with the current worldwide economic situation where even a single piece of high-quality merch costs around P1500 to reliably ship, with import fees added. But anyways!

2022 was also a year where I delved into other creative sub-paths, now in depth and with a deep commitment, as well as meeting new people with diverse interests and specialities, be it online and/or IRL, and where I found out I did more music than art in general.

So, here's to another journeyful year of discovering and honing the self!

• JWPH

It's been quite a while since I actively was on this creative website, and look how time sprints by, alongside events that spiral out of control. This raft of time? Mostly unchanged.

And with the recent shenanigans around Twitter at the moment, with thousands of passengers jumping rafts in droves, alongside their "stuff" - be it the usual drivel or the best meal you've ever tasted - I'm slowly refurbishing my plans around mine on this endless sea we call the Internet. Because we're yet in another new age, one of the slow descent of the so-called social media juggernauts.

It has been quite a while since I last visited the NG raft with all of my done artworks so far, while still having that old Verdeian soul in my online self, but now (actually around a day ago), I turned 21, albeit with a much simpler celebration than I'd initially expected. With that in mind, the path wrough before me seems expansive with multiple career choices and strewn about with ups and downs with each meter traversed. And lastly, to be fairly honest, deep inside, I have... uh... almost zero expectations before that day came. It's as if I somehow was holding myself back from the hype, be it for plausible reasons or not.

Anyways... Happy IRL Banana Bread Cake Day to me, I guess.